Trial date set in federal child porn case against woman, boyfriend

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has set a June 3 trial date for two former lovers who allegedly used a 3-year-old girl to produce child pornography at an Upper Darby residence four years ago.

Kayla Parker, 26, of the 2300 block of Smithville Road in Dayton, Ohio, and David Carbonaro, 25, of the 7200 block of Bradford Road in Upper Darby, were initially charged at the state level, but those charges were withdrawn in lieu of a federal indictment filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania last month.

Images of the child victim were discovered in July when investigators executed a search warrant at Carbonaro’s home, according to an affidavit of probable cause written by state Attorney General’s Office Special Agent Brian King.

King, also a member of the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, said in the affidavit that investigators discovered several images of a child in various stages of undress on a digital camera in Carbonaro’s bedroom.

Carbonaro identified the child, the affidavit says, which led investigators to Parker. She was extradited to Pennsylvania from Ohio in October with the assistance of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

Further investigation revealed more than 150 images of the child partially or fully nude, according to the affidavit, which Carbonaro described as a “photo shoot,” as well as a video file. One image allegedly included a woman’s hand reaching inside the victim’s underwear and apparently touching her genital area.

Special agents John Rodriguez and William Jones, with the Ohio Office of the Attorney General, interviewed Parker in September. She allegedly told the investigators that on numerous occasions, she undressed the girl and escorted her to a bedroom where Carbonaro was waiting. Parker said she would shut the door, leaving them alone, according to the affidavit.

“Parker claimed that she never saw the victim being sexually abused, but explained that she was certain Carbonaro was acting inappropriately with the victim,” the affidavit says. “When asked if she had ever reported the abuse to anyone, Parker said that she had not.”

Parker also identified the hand in the victim’s underwear as her own and admitted it “was south” of where it should have been on the victim, according to the affidavit. She claimed that she put her hand on the victim on more than one occasion at Carbonaro’s direction and said he would often masturbate while watching her abuse the young girl, according to the affidavit.

Parker estimated she lived with Carbonaro for one year at the Upper Darby address before moving to Ohio four years ago. She said she never told anyone about what happened there because she feared getting in trouble, according to the affidavit.

The federal indictment includes one charge against Parker for permitting and assisting in the production of child pornography, and three charges against Carbonaro for production, possessing and distribution of child pornography, but scant other details about the case. Both defendants have pleaded not guilty.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh A. Davison in prosecuting the case, according to online court records. Parker is represented by Maria Antoinette Pedraza of the Federal Community Defender Office and Carbonaro is represented by Philadelphia attorney Jeffrey Azzarano.